SURAH 68 OF 114
Al-Qalam
The Pen
القلم
Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen) is the 68th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 52 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 29.
- Ayahs
- 52
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 29
- Order in the Qur’an
- 68 of 114
- By length
- 46th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Qalam?
Surah Al-Qalam has 52 Ayahs. It is the 46th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Qalam revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Qalam in?
It sits entirely within Juz 29.
What does Al-Qalam mean?
Al-Qalam (القلم) is usually rendered in English as “The Pen”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Qalam in Learning Blocks gives you the full Arabic with a translation beside it, and remembers where you stopped. From there you can hide individual Ayahs and rebuild them from memory, or hide the whole Surah and work through it in sequence — which is the part a plain reader cannot do.
The game modes draw their rounds from across all 114 Surahs rather than one, so they are practice for recognition in general: naming a Surah from a recited Ayah, estimating Ayah counts, and choosing the Ayah that comes next. The how it works page explains the scoring.